Whenever I turn on the flashlight, it goes to the next mode in the sequence. Is that normal? I thought its suppose to start high & cycle through by half-click. Like, If last time I used strobe, when I turn it on now it will be SOS. I had a 5-mode flashlight awhile ago and everytime I turn it on, it starts on High, and to get to the other modes you have to half-click. If you full click, it starts on high again. I thought that made more sense Whenever I turn on the flashlight, it goes to the next mode in the sequence. Is that normal? I thought its suppose to start high & cycle through by half-click. Like, If last time I used strobe,... » Read More Whenever I turn on the flashlight, it goes to the next mode in the sequence. Is that normal? I thought its suppose to start high & cycle through by half-click. Like, If last time I used strobe, when I turn it on now it will be SOS. I had a 5-mode flashlight awhile ago and everytime I turn it on, it starts on High, and to get to the other modes you have to half-click. If you full click, it starts on high again. I thought that made more sense « Show Less
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It seems to me that you are not pushing on the button all the way. It needs to be pushed firmly.
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Yes, that's normal, and no, I don't like that about the flashlight, either. I am considering going to a site, like dx extreme, or ebay, and getting an on-off switch to replace the 5-way switch. They are ridiculously cheap, and would prevent a lot of aggravation.
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Jon - That's actually one of the features of our "BrightStart" Technology. Every time the you turn the flashlight off, the next time you turn it back on it will come on at it's brightest mode (it also does a bit more, but that's one of the features). After field testing early models with multiple first-responders and hunters, that was the #1 feature that they requested, since the vast majority did not want to always be cycling through the modes each time they turned it on to get back to the brightest mode. :)Sincerely,The Guardian 1300TL Team at Intervine
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The button has 3 settings that cycle thru if you LIGHTLY click it while it's on. first is full power on 214 lums, second is half power 80 lums, third is flashing strobe. A FULL click will switch the flashlight on/off.
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On mine, it's technically high-off-medium-off-low-off-strobe-off-sos-off. But you can just depress the button part-way to get it to the "off" setting instead of clicking it, making it a quick half-press to cycle between high-medium-low-strobe-sos. Usually I use it on high, so I just half-press the button through the modes until I get to SOS, then I press it fully so it's set for HIGH the next time I use it.
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There is only one flash mode. 2 of the 4 lights are (A) the other 2 of the 4 are (B). They alternate flash and flash all together. A A A A B B B B A A A A B B B B A+B A+B A+B A+B then it starts over
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It does have the strobe function, but there is a way around it... You don't have to cycle through all the modes if you don't want to, there is a tactical mode available... With the flashlight off, just press and hold the button for a second or two and the light will come on full bright, when you let go of the button it will turn off. Or, in high mode, press and hold the button for a second or two and then release, the flashlight will go off without having to toggle through the strobe setting. If you press and hold in low mode, the light will turn to high mode, and will shut off when you release the button.
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On mine if you press the button all the way in and release it the flashlight turns on and off at the same setting. If you press the button halfway in it changes modes. I just put it on the brightest mode and then make sure to press the button all the way in when turning it off and on so it stays in the same mode.
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It only has the high mode. Push the button to turn on, push again to turn off. You can partially push the button for momentary on, and release to turn off. It is a very nice bright light, which I mostly use for mechanic work. It is very bright for it's size, which was exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't understand how weapons lights could be so bright, yet so compact, so i found this one. It works great. The CR123 batteries are expensive locally, but are reasonable on-line. Battery life is better than I expected, not sure how many hours. It has an adjustable ring to go from spot to floodlight. I bought a second one. Highly recommend. It only has the high mode. Push the button to turn on, push again to turn off. You can partially push the button for momentary on, and release to turn off. It is a very nice bright light, which I mostly use for mechanic work. It is very bright for it's size, which was exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't understand how weapons lights could be so bright, yet so compact, so i found this one. It works great. The CR123 batteries are expensive locally, but are reasonable on-line. Battery life is better than I expected, not sure how many hours. It has an adjustable ring to go from spot to... » Read More It only has the high mode. Push the button to turn on, push again to turn off. You can partially push the button for momentary on, and release to turn off. It is a very nice bright light, which I mostly use for mechanic work. It is very bright for it's size, which was exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't understand how weapons lights could be so bright, yet so compact, so i found this one. It works great. The CR123 batteries are expensive locally, but are reasonable on-line. Battery life is better than I expected, not sure how many hours. It has an adjustable ring to go from spot to floodlight. I bought a second one. Highly recommend. « Show Less
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Pretty sure it's still in "demo mode" which is how they ship so you can try-before-you-buy when it's still packaged, or if the button gets pushed during shipping, the batteries don't drain. You need to press and hold the button for 20 seconds to convince the flashlight you are in charge now.I'm not sure if it reverts into demo mode when you remove/replace the battery. Easy to check, easy to override if it does. And -- if it does -- a nice feature if you were going to stash the flashlight in a pack, glovebox or emergency kit.BTW, the instructions can be found online. Pretty sure it's still in "demo mode" which is how they ship so you can try-before-you-buy when it's still packaged, or if the button gets pushed during shipping, the batteries don't drain. You need to press and hold the button for 20 seconds to convince the flashlight you are in charge now.I'm not sure if it reverts into demo mode when you remove/replace the battery. Easy to check, easy to override if it does. And -- if it does -- a nice feature if you were going to stash the flashlight in a pack, glovebox or emergency kit.BTW, the instructions can be... » Read More Pretty sure it's still in "demo mode" which is how they ship so you can try-before-you-buy when it's still packaged, or if the button gets pushed during shipping, the batteries don't drain. You need to press and hold the button for 20 seconds to convince the flashlight you are in charge now.I'm not sure if it reverts into demo mode when you remove/replace the battery. Easy to check, easy to override if it does. And -- if it does -- a nice feature if you were going to stash the flashlight in a pack, glovebox or emergency kit.BTW, the instructions can be found online. « Show Less
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If you cycle through and select hi brightness the flashlight will rember itWin you trine it off intill you turn it back on it rembers the brightness levelYou had befor, this a amazing lightThat won't let you down mine is amazingAnd I won't trade it for no other lightI love the way thay made the light portAt the end of the light you can use anyMicro cord witch just abought eavery Cell phone seems to use these daysI hope this help you out
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You should have received instructions in the packaging to show you how to select sequence and on and off position. Mine has been activated from day one for the tri color mode. Mine is inside a Chinese concrete lantern, not easily accessible to me. Experiment with it if you didn't receive instructions, you will figure it out.
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Click on and click off for flashlight mode. When the flashlight is on, lightly press the switch to step through the different modes (High, Medium, Low, Flash, SOS).
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You have to cycle through every time. To get to dim, you have to turn the flashlight on and hold the power button down, it will go to medium then dim. Strobe you turn it on, then off, then on again within a few seconds. Wish you could set the brightness but you can't.
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Push the button lightly; don't push it until it clicks. That changes between high, medium, low, strobe, and SOS strobe modes. Pushing the button until it clicks, of course, turns it on and off.
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sounds like you got a lemon. it should cycle everytime you click the soft rubber nub: off, high, off, low, off, strobe, repeat.
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The switch itself is on/off. However, it is the "driver" (or circuit board to which the LED is soldered that determines the "modes," such as single mode (on/off), three mode (on, high, strobe), etc. Mine came with a five mode and I order Z single mode in white and green for $10. It just drops in behind the reflector. Again, any switch just cycles through the modes as determined by habe driver. These are not just ordinary flashlights. The driver controls voltage and other features. When battery voltage drops below a certain threshold the light just stops working rather than getting dimmer. Hope that helps. The switch itself is on/off. However, it is the "driver" (or circuit board to which the LED is soldered that determines the "modes," such as single mode (on/off), three mode (on, high, strobe), etc. Mine came with a five mode and I order Z single mode in white and green for $10. It just drops in behind the reflector. Again, any switch just cycles through the modes as determined by habe driver. These are not just ordinary flashlights. The driver controls voltage and other features. When battery voltage drops below a certain threshold the light just stops working rather... » Read More The switch itself is on/off. However, it is the "driver" (or circuit board to which the LED is soldered that determines the "modes," such as single mode (on/off), three mode (on, high, strobe), etc. Mine came with a five mode and I order Z single mode in white and green for $10. It just drops in behind the reflector. Again, any switch just cycles through the modes as determined by habe driver. These are not just ordinary flashlights. The driver controls voltage and other features. When battery voltage drops below a certain threshold the light just stops working rather than getting dimmer. Hope that helps. « Show Less
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When I turn mine off at the lowest brightness setting then turn it on later it comes on at the lowest setting again. Also you don't need to turn it off and on to change the setting, all you need to do is press the switch very lightly to go thru all brightness's strobe and SOS.